electro-negative Meaning, Definition & Usage
E*lec`tro-neg"a*tive adjective
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(Chem. & Physics) (a) Having the property of being attracted by an electro-positive body, or a tendency to pass to the positive pole in electrolysis, by the law that opposite electricities attract each other. (b) Negative; nonmetallic; acid; -- opposed to positive, metallic, or basic.
E*lec`tro-neg"a*tive noun
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(Chem. & Physics) A body which passes to the positive pole in electrolysis.
